Though the doctrine of the Trinity is the central mystery of our faith, it can have surprisingly minimal impact on our spiritual lives. We affirm that in God there is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but how the relationship among the Divine … [Read more...]
Articles
Corpus Christi: The Original Eucharistic Revival
At the height of his power and prestige in 1215, Pope Innocent III called the Fourth Lateran Council to put forth reforms to root out the weaknesses and wickedness of the clergy.[1. Derek Holmes and Bernard W. Bickers, A Short History of … [Read more...]
Corpus Christi, Corpus Dei
St. John Henry Newman says that to be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant. This is true regarding our doctrines on the true presence of the Eucharist. The Council of Ephesus anticipates the teachings of transubstantiation at … [Read more...]
Remembering More
Many people remember Thomas More as a martyr for his disagreement with King Henry VIII, but the theological principle under dispute is often misremembered. This recurring amnesia inspired the historian E. E. Reynolds to answer one essential … [Read more...]
Happily Never After: The Ugly Side of Romantic Fiction and Its Effects on Marriage
In general, when someone says they enjoy reading for a hobby, one assumes that person has a wholesome hobby. However, reading of modern romance novels is often used as a means of entertainment or escape for women, and this activity can be … [Read more...]
A Deacon Without Vestments
The Deacon is not for the altar, he is there for service. – Pope Francis It is well known that a deacon is called to the ministry of the word, of the altar, and of charity. But there can sometimes arise the danger or t … [Read more...]
The Mass and the Ascension
Making Present the Entire Paschal Mystery
“In the Eucharist and in all the sacraments we are guaranteed the possibility of encountering the Lord Jesus and of having the power of his Paschal Mystery reach us.”[1. Pope Francis, Apostolic Letter on the Liturgical Formation of the Peo … [Read more...]
The Gift in Commercial Relationships
In his encyclical Caritas in Veritate, the late Pope Benedict XVI asked his sons and daughters to consider the following question: “The greatest challenge before us (…) is to demonstrate, in thinking and behavior (…) that in commercial rela … [Read more...]
Listening, Suffering, and the Young and the Old
In the Book of Tobit we have, in the prayers of Tobit and Sarah (Tobit, 3:1–6, 11–15), the young and the old who are so distressed that they want to die: that they want God to take their life from them or help them — but God helps both of th … [Read more...]
Faith in the Gospel of John as the Content of Truth
Πίστ- Root Words and Theological Exegesis
March 28, 2025 by David Francis Sherwood
Note: This article originated as a paper in the doctoral seminar on the Gospel of John taught by Dr. Daniel Lendman at Ave Maria University in Florida. The theme of faith in the Gospel of John is deceptive. It is more important than the … [Read more...]
The Liturgical Reform and the Jews
Revisiting the Memorandum of the American Jewish Committee
March 28, 2025 by Dr. Joseph Shaw
In 1961, the American Jewish Committee composed a document entitled “Anti-Jewish Elements in Catholic Liturgy: A Memorandum to the Secretariat for Christian Unity” (hereafter “the Memorandum”);[1. The American Jewish Committee, “Anti-Jewish … [Read more...]
Servants of the Divine Will
New Covenant Levites Standing in Unshadowed Light
March 28, 2025 by Matthew Newsome
Therefore, dearest friends, standing in the awesome glory of this holy light, invoke with me, I ask you, the mercy of God almighty, that he, who has been pleased to number me, though unworthy, among the Levites, may pour … [Read more...]
The Divine Mercy Devotion’s Obscure Birthplace
March 28, 2025 by Wanda Skowronska, PhD
Having visited Poland recently, I had the opportunity to go to a lesser-known place connected with the Divine Mercy: the city of Płock (pronounced “Powotsk”), about two hours north of Warsaw. Those interested in the story of the Divine Merc … [Read more...]
Via Pulchritudinis: On the Relationship Between Beauty and Healing in Pastoral Practice
March 28, 2025 by Dr. Tiju Thomas
In 2006, the Pontifical Council for Culture in its plenary assembly recorded the importance of “via pulchritudinis” (the way of beauty) for the transmission of faith in Christ through a pastoral approach. In doing so the Council called to at … [Read more...]
Words Like Straw: A Eulogy on St. Thomas Aquinas
February 21, 2025 by Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, OP
Objection 1 – Who am I to preach in honor of the one whose mouth poured forth sweet words of wisdom? I am not worthy to preach in honor of the master who climbed the mountain of God and whose words flowed forth like Jeremiah’s “many waters” … [Read more...]
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